Altsounds — Sonic Youth's *_Hits Are For Squares_*, previously available only through limited outlets, will be released on October 31st 2011, through Universal Music Group. A collection of songs from Sonic Youth's career curated by a diverse group of artist... more info

Guardian Music — In this month's far-reaching investigation into the state of music journalism, Maggoty Lamb waves his glowstick in distaste as Spin magazine tries to revive raveWhen the celebrated cheesy quaver F Scott Fitzgerald wrote that there were no second acts... more info

Guardian Music — The Stone Roses and Steps return to the fray, while Westlife and the Streets call it a dayThis week's comings and goingsStone Roses reunion: comeback gigs confirmedWestlife to split after 14 yearsThe Streets announce farewell concertsSteps stomp to N... more info

NME — Guitarist will now play the UK capital's Union Chapel on December 2 and 3 more info

Guardian Music — The best of your comments on the latest films and musicWe used to have rules about T-shirts," thisperson reminisced. "You weren't 'allowed' to wear a shirt of a band you knew nothing about or a shirt with tour dates on if you didn't go to any of the ... more info

ContactMusic — Britains upcoming All Tomorrows Parties festival which was set to feature Fleet Foxes and Sonic Youth star Thurston Moore has been postponed to 2012 due to unforeseen circumstances The three-day event was scheduled to take place in early December 11.... more info

Perez Hilton — Whomp, whomp! It has been confirmed by their reps that Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have split up after 27 years of marriage. Their rep explains: "Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved, will proceed with its South American t... more info

Stereogum — Two echoplexes, samplers, keyboards, John Stanier’s ultral hi-hat, and an army of pedals cluttered the Mayan Theater stage for a predominantly vocal free night as Battles brought their complex time signatures to life in support of Gloss Drop. Nisen... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — When I first heard Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were separating after 27 years of marriage (and 30 as a couple), my first impulse was to ignore the news in the hopes it would go away. And yet, as cries of "wtf noooo!" flitted through m... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Caveat emptor: The following is recommended for fellow Sonic Youth nerds only, so no comments about ‘banality’ below, k? Alright, for those of you still reading, this is like a late 80s lower east side version of Cribs in which (over the span of ... more info